Pati, Patni aur Panchayat: Central panel to study remote control; Mulls training sessionThe 10-member panel chaired by a former Union secretary held its first meeting and is mulling real life empowerment lessons from serving wo...
04 Nov, 2023, 01.15 AM IST
From panchayat to Parliament: How 33 pc reservation empowered women at grassroots levelIn 1992, the P V Narasimha Rao government passed the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts mandating the reservation of one-third of ...
24 Sep, 2023, 03.36 PM IST
Do not force shift to central digital platforms, says Kerala governmentThe Kerala Government has expressed its reservations over being asked to onboard its local government accounts onto the Centre’s new digita...
21 Aug, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
Hostility between former PM H D Deve Gowda and CM Siddaramaiah stops Hassan developmentFurious with the situation, all 23 JD(S) members have kept away from three meetings called to hold the chairperson and vice-chairperson ele...
02 Jun, 2016, 07.13 PM IST
Centre to push for 50% reservation for women in panchayats in Budget sessionThe Rural Development, Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister said the move is unlikely to be opposed by any political party.
04 Feb, 2016, 04.12 PM IST
No time-frame to table Nyaya Panchayat Bill: governmentMinister of Panchayati Raj Chaudhary Birender Singh said in Lok Sabha that the draft Nyaya Panchayat Bill was forwarded to the Ministry of ...
17 Dec, 2015, 02.26 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi's visit will give new pace to development in J&K: AJKPCAll Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) said that PM Modi's visit would set a new pace for development projects across the state.
05 Nov, 2015, 05.31 PM IST
Haryana govt for reservation to economically backward: CM Manohar Lal KhattarHaryana government today termed reservation a social issue and said it was willing to support the financially weak people from all the comm...
05 Sep, 2015, 06.57 PM IST
Reverse quota: Karnataka reserves 50% seats for men in panchayatsWhen the state goes to panchayat polls on May 29, there will be a strange affirmative action in place: Half the seats would be reserved for...
15 May, 2015, 10.30 AM IST
Government mulling on increasing reservation for women in panchayatsThere were suggestions that the term of women members in wards and blocks be increased to ten years (two terms) so that they can prepare pl...
24 Apr, 2015, 05.29 PM IST
- West Bengal government wants to hold panchayat polls in January end
West Bengal government on Thursday urged the state election commission to hold the panchayat elections during the end of January 2013.
27 Sep, 2012, 09.46 PM IST
- Orissa reserves 50% seats for women in Panchayati Raj institutions
The Orissa government has made 50% reservation for women in Panchayat Raj institutions to achieve gender equality.
08 Apr, 2011, 09.56 PM IST
- Women empowerment in Panchayati Raj remains unrealised
In Panchayati Raj system, male members most often call the shots.
25 Apr, 2010, 11.14 AM IST
- 5 get death sentence, one life in Haryana honour killing case
Additional District and Sessions Judge Vani Gopal Sharma pronounced the sentence after reserving the judgement in the case yesterday.
30 Mar, 2010, 04.53 PM IST
- Reservation biggest draw for women running for office: Study
The constitutional amendment to reserve 33% of seats in Parliament and legislative assemblies for women has led to much concern over whethe...
09 Mar, 2010, 10.32 AM IST
- NREGA gets Mahatma Gandhi tag
Government on Friday renamed its flagship rural job guarantee programme - National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), after Mahatma Ga...
02 Oct, 2009, 03.52 PM IST
- Panchayat bill tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly
Eying the formidable women vote bank, the BJP government in Uttarakhand on Monday tabled a bill in the assembly reserving 50 per cent seats...
10 Mar, 2008, 10.31 PM IST